Animais Exóticos, Selvagens, Silvestres, Aves, Peixes, Mamíferos Marinhos, Zoologia Medicina Laboratorial e Patologia Clínica
De: Margi Sirois
ISBN: 9780323778169
2022, Elsevier
Capa mole
Páginas: 256
Learn the veterinary technician’s role in the care of exotic pets and animals used in biomedical research! Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures, 3rd Edition helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to ensure animal health and well-being. It covers animal husbandry, restraint and handling, and diseases, and provides guidelines to key clinical procedures such as blood collection, medication administration, anesthesia, and diagnostic imaging. Research-related information addresses the ethical concerns of exotic pet ownership, as well as the benefits and humane use of animals in research. Written by noted veterinary technology educator Margi Sirois, this text is a must-have resource for all caretakers of lab animals.
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Key Features
Cover Image
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors and Reviewers
Table of Contents
Part I Principles of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Chapter 1 Introduction to Exotic and Laboratory Animal Medicine
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION
DISEASE PREVENTION
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
THE THREE R’S: REDUCTION, REFINEMENT, AND REPLACEMENT
THE MORALS AND ETHICS OF ANIMAL RESEARCH
BENEFITS OF ANIMAL RESEARCH
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 2 Exotic Companion Animal Facilities
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
STAFF EDUCATION
FACILITY CONCERNS
EQUIPMENT
THE OFFICE VISIT
CLIENT EDUCATION
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 3 Research Animal Facilities
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
THE RESEARCH TEAM
FACILITY DESIGN
TYPES OF FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
PRIMARY ENCLOSURES
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT
FEEDING AND WATERING DEVICES
FACILITY ADMINISTRATION
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Part II Laboratory Animals
Chapter 4 Birds
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
UNIQUE ANATOMIC FEATURES
AVIAN BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY
RESTRAINT AND HANDLING
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES AND DISORDERS
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 5 Reptiles
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
USES IN RESEARCH
UNIQUE ANATOMIC FEATURES
SPECIAL SENSES
BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY
RESTRAINT AND HANDLING
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 6 Amphibians
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TAXONOMY
ANIMAL MODELS
UNIQUE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC FEATURES
HUSBANDRY, HOUSING, and NUTRITION
HANDLING AND RESTRAINT
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
COMMON DISEASES
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 7 Fish
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TAXONOMY
ANIMAL MODELS
UNIQUE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC FEATURES
HUSBANDRY, HOUSING, and NUTRITION
HANDLING AND RESTRAINT
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 8 Rats and Mice
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TAXONOMY
ANIMAL MODELS
UNIQUE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC FEATURES
BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY
RESTRAINT AND HANDLING
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES OF RATS AND MICE
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 9 The Rabbit
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TAXONOMY
UNIQUE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC FEATURES
BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY, HOUSING, AND NUTRITION
RESTRAINT AND HANDLING
IDENTIFICATION
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 10 The Guinea Pig
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TAXONOMY
UNIQUE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC FEATURES
BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY, HOUSING, AND NUTRITION
RESTRAINT AND HANDLING
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 11 The Ferrets
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TAXONOMY
UNIQUE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC FEATURES
BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY, HOUSING, AND NUTRITION
HANDLING AND RESTRAINT
IDENTIFICATION
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 12 Gerbils and Hamsters
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Taxonomy
Unique Anatomic and Physiologic Features
ANIMAL MODELS
REPRODUCTION
BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY, HOUSING, AND NUTRITION
RESTRAINT AND HANDLING
Identification
Clinical Procedures
Common Diseases
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 13 Other Species
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
HEDGEHOGS
SUGAR GLIDERS
CHINCHILLAS
WOODCHUCKS
ARMADILLOS
FARM ANIMALS
OPOSSUMS
BATS
INVERTEBRATES
DOGS AND CATS
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 14 Nonhuman Primates
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TAXONOMY
UNIQUE ANATOMIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC FEATURES
BEHAVIOR
HUSBANDRY, HOUSING, AND NUTRITION
RESTRAINT AND HANDLING
IDENTIFICATION
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
COMMON DISEASES
EUTHANASIA
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 15 Wildlife
CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
LEGAL CONCERNS
INTAKE PROCEDURES AND HISTORY
RESTRAINT OF WILDLIFE
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF WILDLIFE
SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR LABORATORY ANALYSIS
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS AND FLUIDS
SUPPORTIVE CARE OF WILD ANIMALS IN THE HOSPITAL
FOOD PREP
IMMOBILIZING FRACTURES
CHEMICAL RESTRAINT AND ANESTHESIA
STABILIZATION OR LONG-TERM REHABILITATION
ETHICAL TREATMENT AND RELEASABILITY OF WILD ANIMALS
DISEASES IN COMMON WILD ANIMALS
OILED BIRDS
FISHING TACKLE INJURIES
ZOONOTIC AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN COMMON WILD ANIMAL SPECIES
ISOLATION CAGING AREA—PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF DISEASE IN THE CLINIC
KEY POINTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Index
Margi Sirois
Margi Sirois is certified as both a veterinary technician & laboratory animal technician and has over 25 years of experience as a veterinary technician educator in both traditional and distance education programs. She is a past-president of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators and the Kansas Veterinary Technician Association and co-founder and current president of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Specialists in Education
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